Count me in as one of the moms that never took my children to these kind of events. There is a rather large Easter egg hunt in our neighboring town which attracts locals and tourists. I read in the paper the other day that 2000 kids were there….on the beach picking up eggs.
I didn’t hear of any bad behavior , but I have seen what obnoxious parents are capable when they want their little darlings to be the winner of this or that.
I never cared for large events with too many participants.
When my daughter was in pre-school , she was invited to a backyard Easter egg hunt with all the little ones from her class. Parents were there , but the hosting mother made it all so laid back that the kids seemed happy to just get what they could without it being a competition .
There is something about that particular party that sticks out in my memories because it really was fun for all of the kids , plus the mother made a nice spread of food for the parents and children